Countries where the Boeing 737 MAX aircraft is prohibited and where it still operates

The Boeing 737 MAX in recent months has been the protagonist of tragic accidents and today some countries prohibit flights with this type of aircraft.

In the month of October 2018, a Boeing 737 MAX belonging to Lion Air, crashed in Indonesia only 12 minutes after takeoff and claiming the lives of 189 people.

Later, on March 10, a similar plane belonging to Ethiopian Airlines crashed after taking off from Addis Ababa, capital of Ethiopia, leaving 157 dead.

Due to the extensive accidents involving this airplane, the European Aviation Safety Agency and authorities of several countries ordered the suspension of operations of all Boeing 737 MAX aircraft.

The order went into effect yesterday, March 12, and will remain until the facts can be clarified.

Meanwhile, in other countries, some airlines independently decided to leave all their 737 MAXs on the ground. In some nations such as Canada or Mauritania, the aircraft model remains in operation.

Airlines such as Norwegian have already announced that they will seek financial compensation from Boeing for the economic losses caused by leaving their fleet of 737 MAX on the ground.

The map above shows the current world situation of the Boeing 737 MAX. (click to enlarge).

Countries that totally banned 737 operations until the situation is clarified (Red on the map):

Germany

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Bulgaria

Canada

China

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Egypt

United Arab Emirates

Estonia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Finland

France

Greece

Holland

Hong Kong

Hungary

India

Indonesia

Ireland

Iceland

Italy

Kuwait

Latvia

Lebanon

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macao

Malaysia

Malta

New Zealand

Nigeria

Norway

Oman

Poland

Portugal

United Kingdom

Romania

Serbia

Singapore

Sweden

Switzerland

Thailand

Turkey

Vietnam

Countries where an airline has stopped operating with its Boeing 737 MAX (Orange on the map):

Argentina

Brazil

Ethiopia

Fiji

South Korea

Morocco

Mexico

Mongolia

Russia

South Africa

Countries where the aircraft continues to operate normally (Green on the map):

Colombia

United States

Kazakhstan

Mauritania

Panama

Qatar

In gray, there are countries without airlines that operate with the Boeing 737 MAX and that have not banned the flights of others.

How to know if my next flight will be in a Boeing 737 MAX?

If we have a flight reserved for the future, we can know which model of aircraft will be the one that will provide us service. For that we have websites likeFlightStats.com, SeatGuru.com, Expertflyer.com, FlightAware, Flightview.com that allow us to know the details, although it is worth clarifying that airlines can make a change at the last minute.